diff --git a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-savage/xdriver_xf86-video-savage.mk b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-savage/xdriver_xf86-video-savage.mk
index dc5644a3c4..95bca7e3b8 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-savage/xdriver_xf86-video-savage.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xdriver_xf86-video-savage/xdriver_xf86-video-savage.mk
@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@ XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_SAVAGE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_SAVAGE_AUTORECONF = YES
 XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_SAVAGE_DEPENDENCIES = xserver_xorg-server libdrm xproto_fontsproto xproto_randrproto xproto_renderproto xproto_videoproto xproto_xextproto xproto_xf86driproto xproto_xproto
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_MESA3D_DRI_DRIVER),)
+XDRIVER_XF86_VIDEO_SAVAGE_CONF_OPTS = --disable-dri
+endif
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))